It's New Year's Eve and that can only mean one thing. Jools is back to guide us through the great and the good of music whilst simultaneously counting down to midnight. New Year's would be nothing without a good Hootenanny.
Credit: Chris Boland / Distant Cloud Photography
Seeing in the New Year with Jools Holland
Keep your eyes peeled for any random F1 personalities in the audience. Last year we were surprised to spot Ron Dennis enjoying a good ol' knees up, so who will the BBC persuade to join in this evening? Although of course it wasn't actually recorded this evening, but that's all part of the fun. Just wait until the clock strikes 12 and everyone struggles to remember to say "this year" instead of "next year."
If you're ready to party, then I'll be cracking open the Factbyte Factbox at about 10:30pm GMT, and I believe Mr Holland gets his gig started at 11pm.
Don't forget to break out your drinking games, too. Like, take a DRINK! whenever Al Murray says Hootenanny in a strange high-pitched voice, instead of answering the question. Or DRINK! whenever Roland Riveron appears. It's going to be a good evening, and I'm honoured to be welcoming in 2011 with you all.
Yaaaay for FBFBing!
Yay for Hootenanny!
Hoot it up baby!
Mr C has broke the FBFB. Doh. Pressure's on. Like 24. Tick tock tick tock.
Fixed! Isn't he good.
He is Mr Scott to your Captain Kirk.
Ooh, I like it.
LPG says he's Doc Brown to your Marty McFly
Even better :)
hullo all.
heheh!
So who here is going to keep an eye on Trafalgar Square and a ear out for the chimes of Big Ben come Midnight?
*waves*
I am stuck with my American idiots, right? boo.
Wish I could see Jools.
awww, watching bbc overseas is pretty easy, but i've never had to try. must be worth giving it a go?
evening
hey squire
I fear I will be asleep before midnight...
Awww, just over an hour. You can do it!
evening :)
I know how you feel Neil..............zzzzzzzzzzzz
I am sooooooo tired as well. But I refuse to go to sleep. Even if I did just fall going upstairs although I'll just blame tiredness for that and nothing else.... survived though!
"Toots what now?"
can't wait for them/him/her/it.
ohhhh hd - yeah yeah yeahs - has to be better than graham norton lol
I hope this silly film about Queen Eilizabeth finishes soon. needsmorejools
better than grumpy old new year.
making me feel drowsy
worryingly lawrence is the best thing on this programme.
Also going to check out the New Year's Celebration in Times Square as well tonight. :D
http://www.livestream.com/2011
ross brawn lookalike drats player! :)
Martin something? I think theres a Martin in there somewhere
toots at the hoots! :)
wheres the drats player? lol
So who here has been the the PDC World Darts Championship? Has it been exciting while you're there? :)
+Speaking of darts,... :)
Here we go..... Hootenanny.... yea.. great start... :)
What the...
There was a ghost!
think I just spotted ej
I saw a dragon!
Also, methinks Ross was saying 'Drats' quite a bit duing this past season. Hopefully, it'll be better for Mercedes GP in '11.
ohhh look Ben Miller / Rob Brydon / someone else whose name escapes me!
EJ? Pink Shirt?
one of the antiques fellows there
roger federer is singing!
hehehe
:D
oh lord.
is the bass player trying to be a crap Hooky?
he appears to have not noticed which stage he's meant to be on.
not laid back enough
lead singer has a whiff of matt smith about him too
and its not by his knees........
Happy New Year to Everybody...... Yeeeehaaa....Hootennany
MALCOLM!!!!! lol
Love actually!!
(swigs drink)
that is rivron behind wasn't it?
its toots!
Rivron went to my school! :)
awesome game :)
Apologies for the appaling grammar. trying to type on an iPod touch quickly
surely he doesn't exist outside of new years eve?
is he singing Funky Chicken?
HE IS!!!
This is a noise. Oh, I just remembered, I am getting old and grumpy...
but he is doing the funky chickn!
That ghost is freaking me right out
hehe, who's this? i like it already. DDRINK!
please tell me that chap is related to shame mcgowan.
We havent had almurray yet!
Although I can see the connection and will now have to compley
RECORDER SOLO
awe and then some.
He really should be called shame.
Are you drunk already though? Typos coming thick and fast and it ain't even midnight yet :)
it will take a lot to tonight to beat a recorder solo.
steven k amos is his name! that guy!
Is it reasllty the end of a decade?
beer. nectar of the gods :)
how did that old bloke pull Kylie? git.
I dont likey beer. magners or bulmers for me :)
poor berry!
cider, nectar of the tramps (drinks)
Barry Cryer. Met him on a tube train once. a wonderfully fnny man, and didnt mind having a chat.
It's shocking how much I can't cope with commenting here, tweeting, watching TV AND drinking. Multitask fail. :(
depends how you look at it. i say last year was.
hehe. blame the al-kil-hol.
ciderwoman?
Hellfire, Alf has lost some weight, hasnt she...........
years are confuding. I'll just settee for the fact that its the end of the year
I'm only on my third... :/
Trying to outdo the recorder solo but noooo!
can she sing only you, with the flying pickets? please?
FBFB with some mega knowledhe there!
yay, cee lo
This is the man who i thought was a woman when he did that song he did... that was confusing...
Wonder if Eddie is going to get on the spoons with Bellowhead later...
Haha, Crier was not having any of that ... ?? Alison...Mercury always said he wouldn't change anything about himself, for fear of losing the voice, now we might know why...
that is one big heed. the man can sing though. and write good songs too
I have never heard of Cee Lo... I am very out of touch
Xee lo has lovely earings
Definitely put the P in PANTS,,when are we going to get true legends ," Little Feat",the worlds most over looked band ,especially in the UK
highlight of 2010.
he does have lovely teeth too!
Evening. I am stone cold sober having driven for over an hour from a mate's house.. I'd been trying to leave for over an hour too.. Can I do a bottle of wine in 30 minutes?
borrowed from pat on eastenders, possibly
I thought Jools started at 23.45 :(
I think it's an awful song. Continuing grumpy into 2011 ;)
I thought we might go out or he might offer to have me stay and drink but nope!
hiya pat
Not heard that one before :)
wooo see lo green was good
Aww, at least you didn't miss the main bit!
Cee Lo would be a shortening of Carlo, I think...
Ooh, happy birthday!
Wheres Bez?!!!!!
How is that shorter?
"the jungle is massive, it's wicked"
drum and bass ryder?
I have to comment to see the rest of the submissions....
Hootenanny!
less spaces?
They're not very secret if they're on the hootteenany singing about being secret sisters
who are the secret sisters?
pretty good secret i'd say :)
jools is mistaken, THAT is the real alison moyet.
awwwwwwww
Cheek!
I was driving home and I found Dave Pearce on the radio.. he was on Radio 2! Radio 2! I feel old :D Was good stuff too, early 90s and a few others before and after, not that repetitive bleepy rubbish on Radio 1. ;)
oops
sure I've heard them on a podcast. "That Sound" I think
Its legards replacement!!!!
not the big brother robot
It's not shorter than Carlo, but it is shorter than Thomas DeCarlo Callaway. Maybe he thinks it's a cool name...
WOW
I'm so confused and slightly amzxed
I WANT ONE
neil armstrong?
oh I love this song..............
Does he have a pie on his head?
still not sure theres a person in there or just some awesome animatronics
NEIL? Hang your head............
it would be a very thin person. just mind blowing.
Barrie, I like pies, that was no insult!
robot dancing!
I kn ow the surname was armstrong and i knew it wasnt lance so the only pother one I could remember was lance >.
I found bucks fizz. I am now happy. Curry was a success. Good times.
or I mean it wasn't lance, but neil. Oh i dont know
hey lou
Stretch!
lol no sorry Neil, that was at Lukeh lol
I like pies too :p
helloo!
Oh I am confused sorry, That will be the wine...
Lukeh - it's Louis
I am just as confused. I blame the robot.
ahhh ok.... sorry!
The Chinese takeaway place was lovely, and I'm back in time for the free fireworks :)
I love Rumer!
Louis Armstrong - first man on the Moon?
What have you heard?
i need more wine. anyone else?
Hey all. Everyone having a nice evening? We are going to toast marshmallows on the fire :) anyone heard from Pamela today? I wonder what she is doing for new years.
i am aquequctly supplied
Or, indeed, Billie Joe.
yes please!
I hae enough to drown in. luuuvly
what a load of old rubbish. has the beeb run out money. rumor are good though.
no thanks, off to bed in 5 mins
Is this giggles
that he knew from that oen time he played them?
damn tab botton
Yay a jools backwards walking introduction!
Reskorderlig winter cider and a plate of olives, ham and cheese
lovely voice...but totally bland with it... where's the emotion?
they dont look old enough to be up this late...........
Hehe, that should have been part of the drinking game!
..
Oh he's rapping
Is this prerecorded?
noooooooooooooo... maybe.
Jools? Always.
someone on twitter said it qwas recorded in july
plan b ok
I think it's recorded on an afternoon in July...
Oh, I mean no.
that drummer is ace!
No. People are commenting live :)
is that polar bear a robot too?
my friend said the same *dreams shattered* :(
I'm still worryied abiout the ghost of christmas past, its not christmas!! its new year!!
I can't believe it was that long ago! Surely a few weeks tops
Why is there a polar bear in the studio? It's like Lost all over again.
Been there, my dear. It was awful, but then you sort of get over it and carry on :)
Yes
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/news/a82975/viewers-feel-misled-over-hootenanny.html
last weekend.
I was just thinking that :)
Didnbt like that guy.
Its Debras from the Dragons!!!
right
off now to spend midnight with the one I love.
have a brilliant new year, and I'll see you then
night all
RIGER!!!
happy new year sb.
night Bunny, and Happy New Year :)
but..... They make it so convincing... They lie to is! Silly BBC.
i bet jules is really in bed, typical bbc lying! boooooooooo. it should be love
Yea, and then as you watch you realise that they aren't very convincing at all and they spend the hour after midnight struggling to get their dates right.
yes but... the stig...
And they do it with Strictly as well. They think we're stoopid, but we don't care :)
I shake my fist at them *shakes fiost*
didn't know phil jupitus could play the sax.
but!!.. Silly jools
I'm off... Happy New Year to yous all... a BIG Shout out from Dublin..;)
All TV is a lie. Even the News - ever seen an interview where the interviewer is nodding as the interviewee speaks? They record the nods after the interview and splice them in. All lies.
happy new year!!
Wuzzap!! Happy New Year folks, salutations and good will to all!
Here's kylie!
yay, kylie!
Jake Himphrey is is on BBC1 at the moment
oh the stig was there??
Omg Jake is on BBC 1.. And he is live!!!!
happy new year harpo!
She looks like rover song
River song!!! grr. :(
Jake's on BBC1 ladies :p
She's slowly turning into Dolly Parton.
The daily is up if anyone wants to participate in the HAPPY NEW YEAR challenge: http://sidepodcast.com/post/daily-1st-january-2011
My friend just told me f1 isn't live....
Big hair!
Time for the Chimes. :)
f1 is liver than live aid,the livest of all live!!
bernie scripted them all :)
We know that's not true, I sat through hours of qualifying that never happened.
Guess whats mum got out of the fridge?
CHAMPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGNNNEEEE
happy new year!
HAPPY NEW HYEEETATAAEERERRR
Happy new year everyone!!!!!
Challenge?
But you were there
Too bad none of the F1 Podium ceremonies included fireworks...
Too late now :)
Happy new year :)
Mr C wins, but was he in the right thread..? ;)
My iPhone showed me new years early! A prosperous 2011 to all!
I see. Posting on the dot of midnight. Well never mind
Ah wish I'd gone to London the fireworks look awesome!!!
*hic* Happy New Year :p *hugs all round*
Happy New Year from 7:02pm EST! :)
Mr C has an unfair advantage though.
don't you start. christine started 2011 and her first words of the year were to moan at me for being in the wrong thread.
#startasumeantogoon
:D
We need Alex to get control of the international date line to sort out timezones
How so?
cause i can tell the time?
Nah he doesn't, I won at Christmas :)
Your first comment about Christine is to call her a mean goon?
try enough. bah, two seconds out.
Control of comments?
oooh, i know this song!
hehe
Only 65 minutes or so until 1:11 1-1-11 in the UK. :D
?!?
oooooh. had no idea.
Dunno if there'll be a rendition of 'Auld Lang Syne' on the GT5 main screen...
Well you could turn on comment moderation, not that you would though.
I used to think that but it really is just careful watching of the time (at least how I did it).
i wish i could. there are plenty of people i'd love to moderate :)
How would that help him get it right?
That just made me laugh in a pub. So nice to blend in!
Anyway, way to ruin a perfectly good game.
Happy New Year, TM. :)
yeah, the server is synced to an atomic and so is my laptop, so i open the time app and watch the second hand.
:(
Well you could stop all the other posts and create a comment with the exact right time on it. In theory.
*atomic clock.
Soooooo..... meetup in 2011 anybody?
Goodnight all, and happy new year!
I used my system clock which is synced to some clock somewhere magically when I'm not looking. Although this time I guessed because I ran out of time to open it :)
you are ever so slightly mental if you think i care THAT much.
Sorry. I'm being a sore loser because I went and read the daily post twice before realising what the challenge was and by then it was already 2011. :D
And to you Kai. Enjoy it when yours rolls in.
happy new year neil.
hehe
Yeah, that is sooo Mr C's style. (what??)
:) :)
♥
You know I don't think it really.
i have a new years resolution about commenting less. i'm starting now.
Just flicked over to BBC1 for a bit and the fireworks were awesome. And they've got someone singing Auld Lang Syne, they had nothing at all when I was there a few years ago, really good to see 'em up their game. (unless it is BBC overlaying it)
My lie detector's just gone off...
No, boo. Please stay?
Nooooo.
Mine is to comment more, hence why the phone's out in a pub.
Happy new year everybody!
Hey Gavin, Happy New Year to you, too.
Same to you and Mrs RubberGoat.
Good. Everyone fails at resolutions so you will comment more
Happy new year! And much loveliness in 2011 to all the sidepodcast folks & friends. :)
Happy New Year to Gavin and all the Goats
If you make the right sort of resolution then you can't fail but to keep it all year long.
Gaaaaavin ♥
ahhhhhhhh just had ten mins on the webcam with my Sis in Sydney :)
I love the internet :)
Happy New Year to all in the UK. :)
ah happy Jo Brand lol
Hehe lukeh just rang me, he's so funny when he is drunk.. :D :D
we and lou talked sponge cakes <3
Teehee!
Turtles?
♥
he told me that last year he tweeted turtles cause they were singing it! It's only taken him a year to remember.. :)
yum. yumyumyum.
got the munchies now!!!
♥
i love yoooooooooooooooou!!!
Goodness :)
ooooooooo Lara's on One...
I love Lara :D :D :D :D :D lol
we do not like not hearing the notes in proper order....ROGER.. ??
Alf doesnt look right, skinny.
awww love you too my drunk Welshman
edddie jordan!!!!
apart from the lovebirds, who is still up? lol
I am! :)
Happy Easter!
Or something like that, hi.
woohoooo!!!
I was reading your film thingy today - VERY surprised that you liked the Bourne films!!!
im here!!!
Oh?
I am sure there are still loads of people here. There are most nights
Hey RG - Happy New Year and all that....:)
yes....I dont know why but you dont strike me as an action film fan....
theres lots of cginese laterns outside....
You may have me and Mr C mixed up there :)
Me
Yo.
ah possibly. it is late, and I am in a state of liquid confusion lol
Oh that. Happy New Year Sidepodcastians!
I see I missed some of Plan B, thats annoying.
Hi Kai! Happy New Year....yet?
happy new yearv rg!!
7:53pm...got a while to go.
I'm liking Plan B.
she really does look like river sing :S
I am, just wondering what to do next because I don't like this Hootenanny.
...so if you want to say anything to 2010, final thoughts, I can pass them along for you.
We're just off to bed. Night all, hope I haven't ruined 2011 already.
I switched to One.
It's Lara (Hooray!)
but it is Cradle Of Life (Boo!)
Loved his latest album, which I didn't quite expect.
Happy new yearv to you too Lukeh.
Night Andy and co - Happy New Year :)
Night Andy. I can't imagine you have ruined a full year already
<3
See ya guys.
Night Andy, we leave the ruining up for others outside of spc. No chance you ruined anything. :)
Plan B rocks!
1st album is better though is a little more... Hardcore
Recommended though
Bassano - I loved watching Aliens again after so long. I just put on the second one.
Quality! :)
Skip 3 :)
4 hours and counting. :)
Yep
goodngith guys!!
hAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Night Lukeh :)
Night Lukeh - Happy New Year :)
Goodngith!
Enjoy some sleep!
Goodngith Lukeh
that bloke has really white teeth
Gotta hand it to him, his dentist must be good.
Hehehehe.
I imagine he brushes at least 6 times a day.
I wonder....if they turned the lights off, would they glow?
Time for me to make my leave of the party. See you all in 2011 from the US East Coast, which is in 3 hours, 45 minutes. ;)
I'd put money on it that they would.
Night CAM - have a good time tonight and Happy New Year Stateside :)
At least you and I are in the same timezone. Happy New Year
Goodnight
Enjoy the rest of 2010.
Factbyte Factbox replay embedded. I shall bid you goodnight.
Good night Christine :)
I think it is time I went as well.
Happy New Year to all, and goodnight Christine and Mr C and everyone else :)
Good night.
Byeeee Mrs C, Barrie, all you.
G'night Barrie
Happy new year everyone :)
Happy New Year Alex
Happy New Year Alex, and Kathryn, too.
Happy New Years Mr Alex
Thanks Kai happy new year!
You too Mr G :)
Thanks. Did you guys have fun?
We had a rare old time. You?
I'm relaxing at home. It's only 8:43. :)
Well don't do anything I wouldn't do :)
*puts away water tray, snails, and balsamic*
:D :D :D
Drunk people are silly
#StatingTheObvious
Ooh, The Resurrection, tooooon